A finding aid is a document containing detailed information about a specific collection of papers or records within an archive. “Records” are archival collections that were created by an institution or organization and “Papers” are collections that were created by an individual or family.
A finding aid typically includes a biographical/historical note, which provides background information on the creator, a scope and content note, which explains the collection’s provenance and arrangement, and a content list, typically at the box and folder level.
Finding Aids are available for the collections that have been processed and are hyperlinked below. In some instances, there may be a collection that does not currently have a finding aid but may still be open to researchers. These collections are also listed. If a finding aid is not available for a collection you are interested in seeing, please contact the archivist for more information. Please remember that our collections are housed in two different locations. If you are planning to schedule a visit and are unsure where a collection is housed please contact terman@jewishdetroit.org.
Marjorie Mitshkun Acker Photograph Collection
American Jewish Congress: Detroit Section Records
Auxiliary for Jewish Home and Aging Services Records
Congregation Beit Kodesh Records
Congregation B’nai David Records
Detroit Jewish Newspapers Microfilm Collection
Ecumenical Institute for Jewish-Christian Studies Records
Fresh Air Society/Camp Tamarack Records
Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah Records
Hebrew Free Loan Records (Restricted Collection)
Hillel Day School
Hillel of Metro Detroit Records
Janice Charach Gallery Records
Jewish Apartments and Services Records
Jewish Children’s Home Photograph Collection
Jewish Committee on Scouting – Detroit Area Council Records
Jewish Community Center Records
Jewish Community Relations Council Records
Jewish Federation of Detroit Microfilms
Jewish Federation of Detroit Records
Jewish Federation of Detroit: Alliance for Jewish Education Records
Jewish Federation of Detroit: Annual Reports
Jewish Federation of Detroit: Miracle Missions 1-4 Records
Jewish Federation of Detroit: Missions Records
Jewish Federation of Detroit: Opening the Doors Records
Jewish Federation of Detroit: Partnership2Gether Records
Jewish Federation of Detroit: Real Estate Division Records
Jewish Federation of Detroit: Teen Missions Records
Jewish Federation of Detroit Video Collection
Jewish Fund Records
Jewish Home for the Aged Records
Janet Birkrant Levine Papers
Ida Milstein Lowe Papers
National Council of Jewish Women: Greater Detroit Section Records
NFTY Michigan Records
Ostrovtzer Friendship Society Records
Saturday Luncheon Club Records
Sheruth League Records
Sholem Aleichem Institute Records
Sidney Siegel Film Collection
Rabbi Joshua Sperka Papers
Synagogue 2000 Records
Women’s League for Conservative Judaism – Michigan Branch Records
